“Ignore the critics… Only mediocrity is safe from ridicule. Dare to be different!”
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Raimon to Regina. p. 31
All Men are Mortal (1946)
“Loves to dare, dare to risk. Always.”
Original: (it) Ama osare, osa rischiare. Sempre.
Source: From the radio show Memories http://www.m2o.it/special/memories-reloaded/ conducted by Prevale
“Love to dare, dare to fight. Always.”
Original: Ama osare, osa lottare. Sempre.
Source: prevale.net
“Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.”
Listen, Little Man! (1948)
Context: "What right do you have to tell me things?" I can see this question in your apprehensive look. I hear this question from your impertinent mouth, Little Man. You are afraid to look at yourself, you are afraid of criticism, Little Man, just as you are afraid of the power they promise you. You would not know how to use this power. You dare not think that you ever might experience your self differently: free instead of cowed; open instead of tactical; loving openly instead of like a thief in the night. You despise yourself Little Man. You say: "Who am I to have an opinion of my own, to determine my own life and to declare the world to be mine?" You are right: Who are you to make a claim to your life?
A Manifesto for a Skeptical Africa (2012)
Context: Most Africans cannot think freely or express their doubts openly because these religions have placed a huge price on freethinking and critical inquiry. Because these belief systems rely on paranormal claims themselves, Africans feel they cannot speak out against superstition as a whole, or they will be ostracized or even killed by religious zealots. Belief in demonic possession, faith healing, and the “restorative” power of holy water can have deadly consequences for believers and whole communities. Africans must reject superstitious indoctrination and dogmatization in public institutions. Africans need to adopt this cultural motto: Dare to think. Dare to doubt. Dare to question everything in spite of what the superstitious around you teach and preach. Africans must begin to think freely in order to ‘emancipate themselves from mental slavery’ and generate ideas that can ignite the flame of an African enlightenment.
“To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.”
